"The Elvis Plaintiffs are deeply protective of these iconic songs," lawyer states in $41 million lawsuit against AI company behind Claude

The owners of Elvis Presley ’s music have sued AI company Anthropic , accusing them of training their models on Presley’s music without permission.

Billboard first reported that Authentic Brands Group, the licensing group that controls the King’s music and likeness, filed its lawsuit Friday, alleges that Anthropic — the AI giant behind Claude — infringed on the rights of 274 of Presley’s songs.

AI companies have previously faced lawsuits from record labels like Universal and Warner Bros. as well as the RIAA, but this marks one of the first major instances where an artist’s estate has brought legal action against an AI company.

“The Elvis Plaintiffs bring this action to enforce these exclusive rights against the defendant that has built its entire business model based on copyright infringement at a scale never seen before,” lead attorney Richard Busch wrote.…